Obama could say Good morning, and he’d be accused of playing the race card

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Jan 22, 2014 at 11:06 AMJan 22, 2014 at 3:30 PM

I’ve discussed here on previous occasions the penchant among certain political types to employ what psychologists call “projection” — the defense mechanism whereby a person subconsciously denies his own thoughts and emotions and ascribes them to other people.

Witness, for example, THIS SITUATION, wherein right-wing Obamaphobes play the race card:

In his long interview with David Remnick in the latest issue of The New Yorker, President Obama gave a few thoughts on the dynamics behind his job approval rating. For anyone who studies public opinion, and the intersection of politics and race, they were banal:

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I’ve discussed here on previous occasions the penchant among certain political types to employ what psychologists call “projection” — the defense mechanism whereby a person subconsciously denies his own thoughts and emotions and ascribes them to other people.

Witness, for example, THIS SITUATION, wherein right-wing Obamaphobes play the race card:

In his long interview with David Remnick in the latest issue of The New Yorker, President Obama gave a few thoughts on the dynamics behind his job approval rating. For anyone who studies public opinion, and the intersection of politics and race, they were banal: